
Lions Kill Poachers and Six Other Times Wild Animals Attacked Humans
http://www.newsweek.com/animals-kill-humans-attack-revenge-lions-poachers-1012820
An animal encounter turned deadly earlier this week when lions devoured three poachers who broke into a game reserve to hunt rhinos. The lions left only the men’s shoes, hunting equipment, a skull and a bit of a pelvis, but the reserve’s owner said they wouldn’t be killed.
While not common, animals will attack humans to protect themselves or their young and guard their territory. In a study of animal attacks on humans between 1955 and 2014, half were the result of the human victim’s ill-advised behavior.